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US-11745647

Method for sending information to an individual located in the environment of a vehicle

PublishedSeptember 5, 2023
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12 claims

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2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method comprises, where applicable, a step of identifying, by the computer, on the acquired image, a face and/or of a direction of gaze of the detected individual the item of information sent during the sending step being in the direction of the detected face and/or of the direction of gaze of the individual detected on the acquired image.

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3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the probability of collision is determined depending on the gaze direction of the individual detected on the acquired image.

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4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the probability of collision is in addition determined depending on a calculated distance between the detected individual and the vehicle.

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5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the method comprises a step of memorizing, by the computer, features of the face and/or the gaze direction of the individual detected on the acquired image, when the features of the face memorized for said image and features of a face memorized for previous images correspond to the same individual, the probability of collision is determined depending on the acquired image and of said previous images, the previous images being consecutive images and acquired immediately before said image.

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6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the probability of collision is determined depending on the position of the individual detected in the acquired image.

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7. The method according to claim 2, wherein the item of information is visual information modeling the eyes and mouth of a virtual driver of the vehicle, the modeled eyes being oriented in the direction of gaze of the individual detected on the acquired image, the curvature of the modeled mouth depending on the determined probability of collision.

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8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the item of information is visual, auditory, vibratory, radio, olfactory and/or tactile information.

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9. A vehicle, configured to implement a method for sending according to claim 1, the vehicle being associated with an information sending system comprising an acquisition unit, a computer and an information sending unit.

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10. The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the information sending unit is located outside the vehicle.

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11. The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the vehicle is an autonomous vehicle.

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12. The vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the vehicle is a rail vehicle.

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13. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least the acquiring step, the detecting step, the determining step, and the sending step are performed at each moment.

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